As you know I made two Fortuny Delphos dresses in gold and purple. Since they are very fancy and have a nice light and dark contrast, I always had to think about two contrary queens. So for the more fantastic styling I bought Ravenna's crown (Snow White and the Huntsman) for the purple Delphis dress, [...]
I always had an idea for a more fantastic styling for the Fortuny Delphos dresses. Like a queen in a fairytale. Originally I only made the golden Delphos dress and bought Ravenna's crown (Snow White and the Huntsman) for it. But then I did the purple Delphos dress and it obviously was the evil queen, [...]
For a customer I made a black and green version of the Victorian ensemble. The skirt and overskirt are made from black cotton cloth (or linen, whatever you like better). And the jacket with peplum is accentuated with a green velvet in the front. I also made the fabric covered buttons myself again, but I [...]
Originally I only had done the golden Fortuny Delphos dress and the photosession was planned with one model. Unfortunately that didn't work out, and the I had to think of the incredible Mayoris who worked with me on the Victorian Walking Dress pictures. Mayoris has a twin sister, so I had to do a second dress. Even before I knew if they were available...
Everything started with a murder mystery dinner set in the 20s. I didn't have much time, so I took my Taschen edition of Fashion (Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute) and started leafing through it. The flapper dresses with thousands of pearls were beautiful, but nothing I could pull of on such short notice. And [...]
For a Bartitsu workshop I made a simple yet elegant Victorian "sports" costume and with an illustrious team made up of old and new faces I was able to stage it wonderfully. The makeup artist Martina I already new from the makeup calendar and she has gotten to know the fantastic photographer (and friend) Elena, [...]
Already some time ago I created a Lost Places photoseries in Austria and Switzerland with an incredible team. Most Lost Places were industrial ruins, for example a beautiful Art Nouveau factory. And there was an old swimming pool as well. The involved parties Angela Asiana - The Model Not only a model, but also stylist, [...]
I am currently expanding my collection to include authentic medieval clothing. And after doing late medieval styles, now it is time to add the Vikings. I concentrated on the Haithabu (Hedeby) vikings for now and I started with male clothing. The starting point was a beautiful necklace made from coral, mother of pearl and brass. [...]
I have been sewing authentic medieval clothing for a while now, but I didn't have any pretty pictures with those. Luckiliy the lovely Calisere helped me out. She ordered the late medieval green wool dress - reconstructed after the finds in Herjolfsnes - and also organized the photoshooting. I think they created many beautiful, magical [...]
It has been quiet for a while on the website. But I haven't been idle in the meantime. For example I made twelve mini top hats and seven fascinators for the Guggamusik d'Hardar Schlösslefeagar (https://www.schloesslefeagar.com/). The Hardar Schlösslefeagar is a carnival music club (in case you don't know what Guggamusik is ;) ) and they [...]
I have another nice Steampunk picture for you. The model is Sujata Setema again (she switched to being a photographer recently: SujARTa Photography). The outfit has been photographed several times already. The corset is made by me. And the rest is also from my closet, but I didn't create it. Even if this isn't something [...]
Lately Miss Sujata has been my busiest model. She almost put my whole sortiment in front of a camera. And she organizes all these photo shootings. This time with Ben Peter and Laura Jakoby in Frankfurt. Now it's about time that I sew something new for her. ;) Here you can see the Steampunk Pirate [...]
Last year Miss Sujata gave me the possibility to contribute to Schokopixel's project With Animals for Animals. With Animals for Animals is a free project where Schokopixel photographed animals together with human models. The pictures are sold and the proceeds go to animal protection. I couldn't say no to that. Miss Sujata borrowed my Victorian wild silk [...]
I got another nice request. The daughter of a friend from the fencing club wanted a Hogwarts coat in the Hufflepuff colours for her birthday. Everything had to be done very fast, since her birthday was around the corner and the coat was supposed to be a surprise. So I got one of her summer [...]
And another custom order. During my last medieval market in Hard, Austria I met a very nice fabric merchant. She bought a blouse in India and that blouse quickly became her favourite. And after many years of faithful service the blouse became a bit battered. Since the original fabric was worn very thin and perforated [...]
This ribbon corset is available in beige in my shop, but I am happy to change all my designs according to your wishes. This customer wanted the ribbon corset still with the fake suede, but in black. Additionally she required a cover for the corset busk, because it would otherwise damage her instrument. (Yes, I'm [...]
During the same fashion shooting we created the the Daenerys Stormborn images we also tried our hand at Steampunk. We produces some very dark and striking images. For me Sujata Setema aka Theresa looks like the ringmaster of a cursed circus. The travelling motif with the trunk is also one of my favourites. Maybe I'll [...]
During our vernissage for the makeup calendar last year I met Theresa aka SujARTa Photography. Theresa is a very interesting and beautiful model. Additional she dances, studied medical engineering and is a fantasy fan. She also liked my clothes. So we had no choice but to plan a fashion shooting together. Theresa knows a lot of [...]
In the last weeks I directly asked the photographers for images from some of the older fashion shootings. And for the Lady Loki & Leah fashion shooting I received four additional images. :) It's some beautiful images of Leah and one of Lady Loki. Lady Loki: Silver Wolfie Leah: Hisu Photography & Retouch: Inspire me MUA: Wytyczne [...]
I received five more images from the fashion shooting with the horse and my medieval black outfit. I don't want to deny you these wonderful pictures. Have fun with the two Black Beauties. Photography & Retouch: Irina Bodor Photography Model: Inga Ingušik Adamišinová Fashion: Larva – Viktorianischer Steampunk
It is a long time since I made a requested cosplay for Silver Wolfie one of my favourite models. She more than deserved it for all her great work. She wanted to have Artemisia from 300: Rise of an Empire. I got images from the cosplay a while ago and now they finally appear on [...]
I finally finished uploading all of the calendar images. Enjoy! Credits are at the bottom since they are so long. Five freelance makeup artists present the calendar “Fascination Makeup 2016”. In collaboration with notable designers like Larva – Historical Dressmaking , Monika Maria Donner and VAN ART Graziadei a fascinating array of pictures providing a glimpse into the [...]
Today in the category better late than never: There is an excellent video from our exhibition about the calendar Fascination Make-Up 2015. The two evenings in November 2015 were great. The gallery was more or less full on both days. And Dominik Kaindl from Frontline Motion Pictures captured the atmosphere just wonderfully. And casually made us all look [...]
Another beautiful project with Silver Wolfie aka Joanna. Joanna wanted to do a Loki cosplay. I guess she actually though of the male movie version, but I had just recently read the Marvel comics where Loki was out and about as a woman. And Joanna didn't have anything against that costume either. It was also [...]
For a customer of mine I made a red version of the Elizabethan corset from my range. The pattern is a pair of bodies fitting for the period from 1550 to 1630. "[It] is based on two preserved examples: a pair of bodies from the grave complex of the countess paladine Dorothea Sabina from Neuburg", [...]
